I haven't been doing too much in the past week. We were supposed to set up on Saturday and Sunday at a venue but it had quite different items than I had to sell at a much lower price point so I chose against it. We did find some really cool items though. My kids got a really cool vintage Scooby Doo metal lunch box (with wheels that really move) for just $3. We got a Connect Four Game (love that game) for a quarter and Scrabble for $1. I found some really cool vintage books (they were .15 in their prime), 3 for $2...still a steal. One was from 1957! I got a few more vintage books and dictionaries and one of my favorite things that day: a vintage illuminated globe ($2). It still worked too! I will post pictures of these cool items at a later time (I'm charging the phone and the camera batteries presently). Scooby Doo gets more play than anything though lol.
Anywho I did some crocheting in the past week. First up is this crochet cotton handbag. It took me a total of two and a half paprika and one camel colored Lily Sugar and Cream cotton yarn. It took the better part of two days to complete but I was happy with it. I will probably use cotton yarn for my totes in the future. It doesn't stretch too much and seems to be very sturdy. Once I get some better pictures of it (my little photographer tried lol) I will probably post to my
artfire.
I found this beautiful grey acrylic yarn by Impeccable (found at Michael's on sale). I made a slouch visor hat. I am using the remaining yarn to knit (yes knit!) a crochet hook holder. It's just going to be a circular pouch with a button to seal it...a knit/crochet/sewing hybrid. I'm making it up as I go along. I will post this on my artfire very soon! What else did I find on sale? At AC Moore, I got the last skein of Patons Classic Merino Wool. It was disappointing I couldn't find more but hey I'll take what I can get at a great price. I got some TLC Essentials (never tried it before) in a dark plum. I discovered this yarn called Caron Rhapsody at my local Dollar Tree. Never seen it before and the other yarns I've seen by Caron are wonderful. I haven't used it yet and don't know what to make of it. You don't get a whole lot just 2 ounces. It is 80% acrylic and 20% polyester. I never used any yarn made with polyester before. I'll see what I can do with it in awhile. If any of my readers out there happen to be in the vicinity of a Dollar Tree it's worth checking out. It is very similar to Caron Simply Soft with a nice shimmer.
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